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. 2020 Oct 5;7(12):1054–1063. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30434-X

Table 2.

COVID-19 characteristics

Patients (n=131)
COVID-19 symptoms
Asymptomatic 16 (12%)
Symptomatic 114 (87%)
Unknown 1 (1%)
First COVID-19 symptom noted
Temperature >37·8°C 47 (36%)
New persistent cough 37 (28%)
Shortness of breath 13 (10%)
Gastrointestinal symptoms 6 (5%)
Fatigue 4 (3%)
Loss of appetite 3 (2%)
Other 4 (3%)
Loss of taste or smell 0
Missing 1 (1%)
Other symptoms or signs
Temperature >37·8°C 74/129 (57%)
New persistent cough 57/128 (45%)
Fatigue 57/128 (45%)
Loss of appetite 42/125 (34%)
Respiratory rate >20 breaths per min 37/129 (29%)
Clinically dry or dehydrated 34/127 (27%)
Gastrointestinal symptoms 20/123 (16%)
Sore throat 4/107 (4%)
Pathology results
Increased D-dimer 10/12 (83%)
Increased C-reactive protein 62/79 (78%)
Increased ferritin 24/32 (75%)
Low vitamin D 12/22 (55%)
Increased creatinine kinase 20/38 (53%)
Low lymphocytes 41/83 (49%)
Acutely increased liver function 22/80 (28%)
Acute deterioration in renal function 22/84 (26%)
Increased white blood cell count 14/84 (17%)
Hypernatraemia 11/83 (13%)
Hyponatraemia 3/83 (4%)

Data are n (%) or n/N (%).